The Tri- Community Award is named after Cesar E. Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. All three of these great leaders were activists, humanitarians, and leaders in civil rights and social justice. They were advocates of non-aggression and social change.

This award is presented by the Southwest Michigan Cesar E. Chavez Committee to an individual who has demonstrated their involvement to our community with the sameideals of justice and equality Cesar E. Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy and their beliefs.